The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04

young friends at her home. She re-
eeived several quite nice presents
Work will be commenced In . few
days on the addition TO the Metho
dist church, and when completed
it will make II the largest and one o
the handsOmest church building
Ia the city.
The engine and boiler for Mr.
Pixies electric light plant ars
being put in place to-day. Every,
thing about the plant Is said to be
first-elass. Il will be In operation
by the l4th Of this month.
Excursion trains for California
points, good for six months, are
leaving Kansas each Wednesday OF
this month. The rate for round trip
Is low, being an average Of about $50
Parties have the choice Of any line
in going or coming.
Under the present rulings Of the
General Land office, all homestead
ers, who absent themselves from
their lands for more than six months
are required 10 make up the time OF
such absence, before they can prove
up on their hOmesteads.
There will be an ice cream festival
at the old Stone school house In
District y, Greedy township, Saline
county, for the benefit of the Sab.
bath school at that place, on mex
Saturday evening, August 9Th, 1857
Everybody invited TO attend.
Con-.
An appeal will be taken to the su
preme court from the decision o.
Judge Hind Diminishing the tempo
rary injunction against the county
commissioners issuing the Eureki
railroad bonds. The men who will
make the contest have until mex
Wednesday.
c. A. Maynard. Of Northampton
Mass, manufacturer OF shOvels
hoes, and all kinds of small nipple.
ments, employing over $50 hands
has recently been burned out, and II
looking for n western location. The
matter will be brought before the
board Of trade soon, as a friend OF
his who lives here, is In communities
ton with him.
The Rock Island graders are rapid
ly approaching Abilene and yester'
day had finished the grading within
three miles Of the city limits. The
grade between Harrington and En-.
terprise Is completed and ready fOl
the tracklayers, and when they gel
down TO solid work it will be only 6
few days until the Rock Island will
be running trains into Abilene.-Ab'
Hene Gazette.
Taylor Miller IL the recipient Of &
etter from A. A. Robinson, of the
Santa Fe railroad, dated at Chicago
July y, stating that he will see Mr.
Potter, OF the Union Pacific, in a few
days, when the subject Of the UniOT
depot will be brought up. This let
ter is an answer to one sent Mr.
Robinson at the suggestion Of Mr.
Potter, while here. The Union de
pot question seems to be working II
good shape.
We are In doubt whether to attri
butte the Mcpherson DemOcr0fi
statement about the street railway o
Salina TO h desire to be smart OF t
the Ignorance of the editor. The Sa
lima street railway is yielding a pro
&c to the management. The car wa
taken temporarily to Mcpherson Il
enable the company to hold its char
ter there. The fourth car is TO be pu
on the line here, and its services ar
needed.
The case Of Clara INLAND agains
her husband Chas. INLAND befOr,
Justice Wellington, Monday, 70
assault, went by default by non-aP
pearance Of prosecuting witness, anC
the accused was discharged from
confinement. A mittimus was Is
sued for arrest and incarceration o
Mrs. INLAND till the costs, whiel
were assessed against her, are paid
but her whereabouts have not beeI
discovered.
The city council has been very neg
lectful this year in not cutting down
the weeds In season. They are per
fectly frightful all about town-es
pecially 80 i'm the southern part
While Salina IL keeping mp with the
procession in other respects, she ha
the unkempt and slOvenly appear
ance Of the average village as far a
the growth OF weeds IL CONCERNED
The city moved little while ago L
have the weeds destroyed but vi
guess she forgot what she wa
after"
A gentleman who q few days sine
travelled In tile eastern part Of TN
county spoke Rdmiringly Of the ar
rangement OF water privileges az tn,
farm Of Wesley KOuns, In Solomon
township. BY the new patent o
Mr.. KOuns the water in the trough;
il kept Of even height, no matte
how many head Of stock drink, ant
il Is not required to lift = finger T.
shut or or put on the flow Of water
The floats In the trOughs regulate tn
windmill. Not drop Of water
wasted, but there is always a sum
cient quantity for the cattle.
A couple Of very noisy female
were parading the streets MOnda.
evening, holding q somewhat animal
ed discUssiOn-using language hardl.
appropriate for the ears Of the wOmel
and children who were out driving
or walking. Such scenes are beeOm
ing very common In Salina, and wi
call the attention Of the city govern
ment 70 the fact. We can have I
good town here without having GU
wives and daughters forced 70 come